Archive for September 13th, 2010

Old Lyme, CT – September 13, 2010 - ProjectExplorer.org seeks to provide a global cultural experience through film and multimedia materials aimed at fostering the next generation of global citizens. By educating young people about the world around them, the organization helps expand the horizons of primary and secondary school students while exposing them to diverse geographies and cultures around the world. Through the use of free online videos, teachers are able bring students on a class trip to the pyramids of Mexico or through the rainforests of Borneo. These educational discoveries are made possible in part by charitable donations from audio specialist Sennheiser, which helps by bringing an exceptional sound experience to the video production.

Have microphone, will travel
ProjectExplorer.org’s heavy travel schedule can be very demanding on equipment to say the least, observes Jenny Buccos, director and founder of more

Oddball Film+Video Represents B Movies Collection, Licences Footage for The American Experience, Provides Movie Trailer for “Rich Hall’s The Dirty South�.

Oddball Film+Video, the leading provider of offbeat and unusual stock footage, has recently acquired the Forbidden Films Collection featuring unique propaganda footage. Oddball’s quirky collection consist of over 50,000+ 35mm, 16mm and HD historical and contemporary clips in all genres. Oddball’s recent projects include licensing footage for PBS’s American Experience series “Roads to Memphis�. Oddball also supplied a movie trailer for BBC4’s “Rich Hall’s The Dirty South� which aired July 12th in the UK. Oddball provided research and historical footage for artist, Camille Utterback, as part of her multi-media installation “Shifting Time�. more

Ntropic has partnered with well-known Colorist Marshall Plante to launch a new Color Division for the company. Incorporating telecine into Ntropic’s capabilities expands the creative studio’s palette of services offered to clients in commercials, music videos, feature film, and television.

For Colorist Marshall Plante, whose career was built at such well-known companies as The Syndicate, Riot, and Digital Magic, the move redefines an approach to workflow. Joining the creative team at Ntropic — with Founder/Creative Director Nathan Robinson, Creative Directors Andrew Sinagra & Simon Mowbray, and Executive Producer Dana Townsend — integrates Plante into the visual storytelling process: exactly where he wants to be. more

– Editorial facility contributes to online dating site campaign from Ogilvy Atlanta –

New York, NY – Beast, one of the country’s top editorial facilities, recently completed work on two spots, “Fantasy� and the still-to-air “Allergy,� for online dating site Zoosk. The campaign, from ad agency Ogilvy Atlanta, broke nationally on air and on the web June 1. more

Hollywood, CA and Stockholm, SE) The Hollywood Post Alliance has announced today that Digital Vision will be honored with the industry trade organization’s respected Engineering Excellence Award for its High Dynamic Range (HDR) workflow. The HPA Engineering Award, widely considered one of the most sought after honors in entertainment technology, showcases outstanding product or technology application offerings in post production. more

AMSTERDAM — Sept. 11, 2010 — Wohler Technologies Inc. today announced that its new AMP2-16V modular audio/video processing monitor is now available with state-of-the-art audio upmixing capabilities. The integration of UPMAX(R) mixing technology from Linear Acoustic enables the AMP2-16V to seamlessly convert stereo signals into surround-sound audio, giving broadcasters the ability to provide consistently high-quality audio outputs for their surround-sound viewers. more

AMSTERDAM — Sept. 11, 2010 — At its IBC2010 press conference today, Wohler Technologies Inc. introduced three new subtitling cards within the company’s groundbreaking HDCC-200A-OP47 product range, allowing users to handle transmission and monitoring of World System Teletext (WST) and OP47-based subtitles. Based on Wohler’s award-winning FULL HDCC-200A(TM) card, each of the three new XCODE, DUALMON, and LOGGER cards provides broadcasters with the specific functionality their applications require at a competitive price point. more

AMSTERDAM — Sept. 11, 2010 — Wohler Technologies today announced the release of Presto, a new multiview source selector that makes 16 audio/video channels readily available for monitoring and straightforward switching via integrated OLED pushbuttons. Presto offers a cost-effective, one-stop monitoring solution for 16 different audio/video channels with multiple formats. more

AMSTERDAM — Sept. 11, 2010 — Wohler Technologies today announced that British Sky Broadcasting (Sky), the U.K.’s largest pay TV provider, is installing more than 200 Wohler AMP1 and AMP2 audio/video processing monitors in its new, state-of-the-art production facility, currently nearing completion in West London. Led by the award-winning AMP2-16V-3G 16-channel audio/video processing monitor, the Wohler systems will provide unprecedented integration of audio monitoring and processing for production studios, post-production facilities, and a broadcast center housed within the new complex, code-named Harlequin 1. more

AMSTERDAM — Sept. 11, 2010 — Wohler Technologies today announced several new enhancements to its award-winning AMP2-16V Series modular audio/video processing monitor. Incorporating dual 4.3-inch OLED displays, the AMP2-16V is the industry’s first 16-channel audio/video monitor to feature concurrent loudness monitoring and control together with complete mixing and routing capabilities, along with the ability to re-embed audio into an SDI signal. The latest enhancements make the AMP2-16V even more configurable and easier to use, with new features for defining and managing channel clusters and presets, managing multiple input and output formats, and accessing the system’s loudness control and other audio fine-tuning features. more